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Money, Social Status Are No Match for Addiction, Say Area Drug Counselors

Money, social status are no match for addiction, say area drug counselors
She says for many people who walk through the doors of the Tara Treatment Center, their addictions started in the medicine cabinet. “People oftentimes think a drug abuser is somebody on a street corner, somebody … According to the Indiana Attorney …
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Impact Of Irsay's Arrest On Colts, NFL
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay has voluntarily checked into a "highly respected" health-care facility to undergo treatment, the team announced Tuesday. Irsay faces four felony counts of possession of a controlled … Schedule IV drugs such as …
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Senate Majority Coalition Announces Joint Task Force on Drug Additcion

Senate Majority Coalition Announces Joint Task Force on Drug Additcion
Members will examine the issues and solicit input from experts and other stakeholders about addiction prevention and treatment options, the rise in heroin and opioid use, and the potential for drug-related crimes and other negative community impacts …
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BREMER: Let's hope Irsay's arrest rings alarm bell
Jim Irsay has a problem. Most immediately, it's a legal problem. After being arrested late Sunday night under suspicion of driving while intoxicated, Irsay could face up to 12 years in prison if he is convicted on four felony charges of possession of a …
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Drug Addiction Advice?

Question by kyle: drug addiction advice?
what drug causes these symptoms
1, weight loss
2, greyish skin colour
3,tooth decay
4,(possibly slurring words)

Best answer:

Answer by 88
cocaine

this drug makes people really happy then really angry and dangerous.It is not a good drug at all. ruins many people

Answer by Oxford K
Once an error is clearly and fully understood, it need not be repeated. Addiction is to the false Self. Drugs and Alcohol are just self-medication trying to alleviate the pain caused by that addiction…
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Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Hosts Next Monthly Family

Fort Lauderdale Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center Hosts Next Monthly Family
Based on the success of the first two Family Night events in December and January, the Ft. Lauderdale rehab center plans to continue helping the families of those that are attending or have attended their alcohol and drug addiction treatment programs …
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Ocean County Police Officers Train With Heroin 'Antidote' Drug
Narcan, essentially, gives first responders – or even family members of addicts who are trained in the administration of the drug – a window to help, said Lavelle. Laws Catching Up to Reality The pilot program in Ocean County comes nearly a year after Gov.
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Drug Rehab Center Opens in Valley of Enchantment

Drug rehab center opens in Valley of Enchantment
The Alpenhorn News has learned that Kory Avarell, the owner and operator of Above It All Treatment Center, has opened yet another of his controversial drug and alcohol rehab facilities, this time at a business and professional building at the …
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Hazelden-Betty Ford Center Psychologist Tapped to Lead Colorado Treatment
… Hazelden-Betty Ford Foundation and Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies, has been chosen as the new Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) of Harmony Foundation, Colorado's longest running residential alcohol and drug addiction treatment center.
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Why Do Drug Addicts Need Addiction Treatment?

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Question by deirdre r: Why do drug addicts need addiction treatment?
Why can’t they just quit on their own? Isn’t it just a matter of willpower?

Best answer:

Answer by anusha f
Most of drug addicts think that they can quit when they want to. The thing that they don’t realize is that the drug alters their brain function, which makes it harder for them to stop on their own and brings them back to relapsing. This is why they need addiction treatment. Studies have shown that even the most severely addicted individuals can recover because of treatment.